Building construction



sept. 25,1923.

J.,H. 'KILLION BUILDING CONSTRUCTION Filed Dec. 9. 1921 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 i Sept. 25, 1923.

J. H. KILLION BUILDING. CONSTRUCTION Filed Dec. 9, 1921' 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 .aw a

retenes sept. as, i923.

, JoIIiv E KILLION, or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

vBUlllfl",ING? CGETSUIR'UC-TON. i

Y.application sied-December 9,1921.A sei-iai no. 521,131. Y

Be it known that l, JOHN H. K-rLLIoN, a citizen ofthe United; States,residing at Chicago, in the county lof Cool: and State Y of illinois, have invented` a new and .useful linprovementin Building Construit:tions'.l of which the following is a spec-ilication.

This invention Yrelates to building v conf Y struction and thelilre and 'is fully described in the following; specification and shown in the accompanying.drawingsviii which Figure 1 is a. vertical seetionthrough a prei'erred form of the construction; Figs. 2 and y 3 are modified forms ofthefsaine, Figfe is a section on line e of Fig. .6, but showing plaster applied thereto; Fig. isa vsection through the studding on theline of Fig.

-1; and Fig. 6 isa partial rear elevationof the inner. or lathing strip..

llhis construetion, as ,sliown in Figs. ,1

l and 4i, consists kof a series. of. outerstripsflO which are folded V inwardly at 11 at the fbottom, and'then givena reverse fold, 12,1theV latter serving to enclose the upper end. 10a Y l10, held in thiscrnanner, serve to forni a side wall or partition' in themselves.

Where,

however, itis desired to add a coat oif'rplaster to one side of this partition, I haveprovided an entire metal strip 18, which is preferablyV corrugated. as shown in Fig. 4, and jprovided with a series of perforations4 19',

through which the `water mayv pass to form,`

a suitable lock. The edges 18av andv 18b of the inner strip are iiattened so ast-o Yengage the fold 11 on the bottom and the fold 12 or the next higher outer strip, thereby maintaining the inner and -louter securely locked together. lt is necessary, as shown in Fig.,

5, with the inner strip 18 made shorter than the louter strip 10 so as to provide space for the wooden strip 16.

Mortar 20 maythen be applied-'as shown in Fig. 4, which will be pressed by the trowel through the openings 19 forming keys 21, whereby theinortar is rmly held in place when it stays.

vinert upper strip.

In Fig. 2 isshown-a modilicationl, hav- Ving a continuous outer strip 122, which is given a series ofpbends forming transverse'V folds 23 regular intervals. winner strips 18, similar .to Vthose .previously'-described( may be ,insertedin these oldsso as to be 'supportedthereby, When mortar is applied Y to these inner strips, which are also.sup-

plied ,with ,suitable perforations oi' other. means for holdingv the mortanthe uppery edges of .these .will Vbe held' byV thev mortar which is ifirmlyloeked thereto, and tothe ln Fig. 3

in an outer strip 24, which has folds Q5Vv and .Y 9-6 formedV by folding-inwardly the metal upon theedgesi 'of the strip upon lythefsaifne sideV thereof, The edges of theseouterstrips', areginded, as previously described, betweenN is-shownsti-ll another modifica-- tion yin which eaohinner strip 1S ,is locked the shouldersV 15 V,and the st u'dding,v and., i

wooden strips 16..;I Thelower corrugations;

of the inner strip` rest upoirthe top of the;

succeeding outer istrip, asfshown in Fig. .8, and the whole is still nioreseourely fastened together by .meansoi mortar which is thenapplied thereto I as shown inFigf-i.

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bev understood that itis capa-ble of many- Inodilioationsj A Changes,V therefore, in the Construction and arrangement may be made which do not depart from' the spirit andl scope oi' mylinvention as diselosedinthe appended claims in which .itis my intention r to cover all novelty inherent in the invention as broadly asppossible in view of the' prior art. Y .Y

What Iregard Vas new. and desireto secure by Letters Patent,b is:

1. A building'construetion comprising" a series of horizontally arrangedoverlapping l l, strips of sheet metal, Vthe lower. edges of Vsaid strips being folded inwardly, *perforated .lath members supported -by said inwardly `folded lower edges, or saidstrips and guides for holding saidstrips in alignment.

:2. A building Vconstruction Comprising Va series or horizontally arranged overlapping, strips oisheet metal, the lower edgesof saidY f Astrips .being '.olded inwardly, 'perfo-rated' lathrneinberssupportedby said inwardly folded loweredges of'said` strips, eaehstrip being supported by jtheinext :lower strip Vand in Vthe same manner?,

h'ilel have" shown andldescr'ibed'but a few embodiments of my invention, it-isto iosY guides for holdingsaid stripsY in alignment, i

folded lower edges of said strips, said strips being confined at their ends between guides, each strip being supported by the next lower f strip.

A. building construction comprising a series of lorizontallyrarranged overlapping strips of sheet metal, the lower edges of said strips being folded inwardly, and perforated latli members supported by said inwardly folded lower edges of said strips, said lower edges being Areversely folded to form a groove whichpasses over the upper edge of the next lower strip', 'said strips being confined at their ends between' guides.`

' 6. A Abuilding construction comprising a series of horizontally arranged overlapping strips of sheet metal, the lower edges of said strip l being fol-ded inwardly, and`perforated lath members supported byA said Vinwardly folded lower edges of said strips,

whereby each reinforces the other,'said strips being confined at their ends between guides.

8. An article 'of manufacture comprising ay strip of sheet metal, the lower edge of said strip being folded inwardlyand'having aV Vportion adapted to' overlap the, upper edge of another similar strip, and perforated lat'h members snpported by said inwardly folded lower edges. i Y, 'n Y s y 9. in article of manufacture 'comprising' a strip of sheet metal, the lower 'edge of said strip being folded inwardly and havinga portion adapted Vto overlap theupper edge of'another similar strip, and perforated lath; members slidable in said inwardly ,foldedlower edges.V Y Y i 10.; AnV article of manufacture. comprising an outer strip having inwardly turnedk flanges and an inner strip slid endwise between said` flanges, said innere strip being corrugated, some of said corrugatlons touch-V ing said outer strip whereby each reinforces the other;

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